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.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
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.\" @(#)chmod.1 8.4 (Berkeley) 3/31/94
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.\" $Id: chmod.1,v 1.3 1996/02/16 00:08:53 joerg Exp $
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.\"
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.Dd March 31, 1994
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.Dt CHMOD 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm chmod
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.Nd change file modes
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm chmod
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.Oo
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.Fl R
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.Op Fl H | Fl L | Fl P
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.Oc
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.Ar mode
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.Ar file ...
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm chmod
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utility modifies the file mode bits of the listed files
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as specified by the
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.Ar mode
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operand.
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.Pp
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The options are as follows:
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
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.It Fl H
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If the
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.Fl R
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option is specified, symbolic links on the command line are followed.
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(Symbolic links encountered in the tree traversal are not followed.)
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.It Fl L
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If the
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.Fl R
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option is specified, all symbolic links are followed.
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.It Fl P
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If the
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.Fl R
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option is specified, no symbolic links are followed.
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.It Fl R
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Change the modes of the file hierarchies rooted in the files
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instead of just the files themselves.
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.El
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.Pp
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Symbolic links do not have modes, so unless the
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.Fl H
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or
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.Fl L
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option is set,
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.Nm chmod
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on a symbolic link always succeeds and has no effect.
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The
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.Fl H ,
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.Fl L
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and
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.Fl P
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options are ignored unless the
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.Fl R
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option is specified.
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In addition, these options override each other and the
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command's actions are determined by the last one specified.
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.Pp
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Only the owner of a file or the super-user is permitted to change
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the mode of a file.
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.Pp
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The
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.Nm chmod
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utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
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.Sh MODES
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Modes may be absolute or symbolic.
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An absolute mode is an octal number constructed by
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.Ar or-ing
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the following values:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width 6n -compact -offset indent
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.It Li 4000
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set-user-ID-on-execution
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.It Li 2000
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set-group-ID-on-execution
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.It Li 1000
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sticky bit, see chmod(2)
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.It Li 0400
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read by owner
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.It Li 0200
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write by owner
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.It Li 0100
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execute (or search for directories) by owner
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.It Li 0070
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read, write, execute/search by group
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.It Li 0007
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read, write, execute/search by others
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.El
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.Pp
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The read, write, and execute/search values for group and others
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are encoded as described for owner.
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.Pp
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The symbolic mode is described by the following grammar:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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mode ::= clause [, clause ...]
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clause ::= [who ...] [action ...] last_action
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action ::= op [perm ...]
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last_action ::= op [perm ...]
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who ::= a | u | g | o
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op ::= + | \- | =
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perm ::= r | s | t | w | x | X | u | g | o
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.Ed
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.Pp
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The
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.Ar who
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symbols ``u'', ``g'', and ``o'' specify the user, group, and other parts
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of the mode bits, respectively.
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The
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.Ar who
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symbol ``a'' is equivalent to ``ugo''.
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.Pp
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.ne 1i
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The
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.Ar perm
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symbols represent the portions of the mode bits as follows:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact -offset indent
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.It r
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The read bits.
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.It s
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The set-user-ID-on-execution and set-group-ID-on-execution bits.
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.It t
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The sticky bit.
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.It w
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The write bits.
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.It x
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The execute/search bits.
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.It X
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The execute/search bits if the file is a directory or any of the
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execute/search bits are set in the original (unmodified) mode.
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Operations with the
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.Ar perm
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symbol ``X'' are only meaningful in conjunction with the
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.Ar op
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symbol ``+'', and are ignored in all other cases.
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.It u
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The user permission bits in the mode of the original file.
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.It g
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The group permission bits in the mode of the original file.
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.It o
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The other permission bits in the mode of the original file.
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.El
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.Pp
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The
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.Ar op
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symbols represent the operation performed, as follows:
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.Bl -tag -width 4n
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.It +
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If no value is supplied for
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.Ar perm ,
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the ``+'' operation has no effect.
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If no value is supplied for
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.Ar who ,
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each permission bit specified in
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.Ar perm ,
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for which the corresponding bit in the file mode creation mask
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is clear, is set.
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Otherwise, the mode bits represented by the specified
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.Ar who
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and
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.Ar perm
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values are set.
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.It \&\-
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If no value is supplied for
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.Ar perm ,
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the ``\-'' operation has no effect.
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If no value is supplied for
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.Ar who ,
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each permission bit specified in
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.Ar perm ,
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for which the corresponding bit in the file mode creation mask
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is clear, is cleared.
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Otherwise, the mode bits represented by the specified
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.Ar who
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and
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.Ar perm
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values are cleared.
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.It =
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The mode bits specified by the
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.Ar who
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value are cleared, or, if no who value is specified, the owner, group
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and other mode bits are cleared.
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Then, if no value is supplied for
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.Ar who ,
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each permission bit specified in
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.Ar perm ,
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for which the corresponding bit in the file mode creation mask
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is clear, is set.
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Otherwise, the mode bits represented by the specified
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.Ar who
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and
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.Ar perm
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values are set.
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.El
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.Pp
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Each
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.Ar clause
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specifies one or more operations to be performed on the mode
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bits, and each operation is applied to the mode bits in the
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order specified.
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.Pp
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Operations upon the other permissions only (specified by the symbol
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``o'' by itself), in combination with the
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.Ar perm
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symbols ``s'' or ``t'', are ignored.
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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.Bl -tag -width "u=rwx,go=u-w" -compact
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.It Li 644
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make a file readable by anyone and writable by the owner only.
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.Pp
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.It Li go-w
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deny write permission to group and others.
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.Pp
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.It Li =rw,+X
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set the read and write permissions to the usual defaults, but
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retain any execute permissions that are currently set.
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.Pp
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.It Li +X
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make a directory or file searchable/executable by everyone if it is
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already searchable/executable by anyone.
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.Pp
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.It Li 755
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.It Li u=rwx,go=rx
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.It Li u=rwx,go=u-w
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make a file readable/executable by everyone and writable by the owner only.
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.Pp
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.It Li go=
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clear all mode bits for group and others.
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.Pp
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.It Li g=u-w
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set the group bits equal to the user bits, but clear the group write bit.
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.El
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.Sh BUGS
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There's no
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.Ar perm
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option for the naughty bits.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr chflags 1 ,
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.Xr install 1 ,
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.Xr chmod 2 ,
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.Xr stat 2 ,
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.Xr umask 2 ,
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.Xr fts 3 ,
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.Xr setmode 3 ,
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.Xr symlink 7 ,
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.Xr chown 8
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Nm chmod
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utility is expected to be POSIX 1003.2
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compatible with the exception of the
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.Ar perm
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symbols
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.Dq t
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and
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.Dq X
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which are not included in that standard.
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.Sh HISTORY
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A
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.Nm
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command appeared in
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.At v1 .
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